The Environment Report
The Environment Report, hosted by Lester Graham, explores the relationship between the natural world and the everyday lives of people in Michigan.
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is pairing conservation groups with drinking water treatment plant operators to see how source water can be protected by planting trees. -
Michigan would receive funds for two projects, one at Benton Harbor and the other at the Edsel Ford House on Lake St. Clair. -
High winds and low humidity can mean backyard fires can quickly get out of control, burning fields or forests. -
The USDA granted nearly $900,000 over a three year period to Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities. The center will work with 16 west Michigan counties to build local food networks. -
President Joe Biden vetoed a resolution by Congress to block a new rule defining the Waters of the U.S. as including some wetlands and streams. -
Congress is reintroducing the Recovering America's Wildlife Act to help wildlife at risk of becoming threatened or endangered. -
Vernal pools in forests are critical to a number of species, including wood frogs, spotted salamander, and newts. Not all vernal pools are protected from destruction. -
The U.S. Department of Energy is funding the SolSmart program. It will offer training, technical advice, and assistance in drafting ordinances to pave the way to greater use of solar power. -
An aphid has been detected in Michigan which feeds on garlic mustard, an invasive plant that crowds out native plants. -
A 2016 law has prevented local governments from banning plastic shopping bags. The new bill would allow local bans on plastic bags and single-use plastic containers.
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One evening in the late 1800s, a lighthouse keeper named John Herman was drinking, as he usually did, when he decided to play a prank on his assistant.… -
On a calm morning in late summer 2019, Jim Bailey was kayaking on Lake Superior near Thunder Bay, Ontario, when he found himself paddling through thick… -
When you visit one of the Great Lakes, whether it’s a sandy beach or a rocky coastline, it’s hard to imagine how something so big could be affected so profoundly by alien invasive species, or pollution, or climate change. -
Brian Owens is with Great Lakes Now.Natural populations of oil-degrading bacteria could help to clean up freshwater rivers and lakes after spills from… -
It’s just before 6 p.m. on a breezy Wednesday evening in Little Village, a neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. Department of Water Management staffers… -
In the early 1970s, Chicago embarked on one of the region’s most ambitious and expensive infrastructure projects to date: the Tunnel and Reservoir Project… -
What does Michigan’s future look like if we adequately prepare the state’s water resources for climate change? Goodbye to septics and shorehugging homes.… -
Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) are forecasting the… -
Water ran from a fire hydrant, down the street and into a recently redesigned street median in Detroit last week.It was both unassuming and a… -
Some coal fired power plants are being closed. Still, most of Michigan’s utilities heavily rely on coal.“In 2019, coal still fueled the largest share of…
